WWE Survivor Series 2017 Proposition Betting Odds

–This is the 31st ‘Survivor Series’ event and will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas

–‘Survivor Series 2017’ will take place on November 19, 2017 beginning at 8 PM Eastern/5 PM Pacific on the WWE Network

The final major WWE PPV event of 2017 is set for Sunday in Houston as the 31st ‘Survivor Series’ will be held at the Toyota Center. Several intriguing champion vs. champion non-title matches on this card headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. AJ Styles, a potentially show stealing six man battle between The Shield and The New Day and two traditional ‘Survivor Series’ elimination tag team matches. Here’s my analysis of the card and ‘Survivor Series’ 2017 betting odds:

ENZO AMORE VS. KALISTO WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Kalisto vs. Enzo Amore might just be a bad matchup stylistically. Kalisto is ridiculously talented and has wrestled all over the world in his previous incarnations as Octagon Jr. and Samuray Del Sol. Enzo Amore isn’t a bad wrestler but his past few PPV showings haven’t been good–at least in the eyes of Dave Meltzer. Part of that can be attributed to Enzo’s ‘gimmick’–a loudmouth guy who gets over thanks to protection from his ‘crew’. His last two PPV matches against Kalisto and Neville each earned 1 3/4 stars, his loss to Big Cass earned one star. The only match he’s been involved in that earned more than 3 stars was the Fatal 4-Way Ladder Tag match at Wrestlemania 33 but credit there to returning Jeff and Matt Hardy. Expect more of the same at Survivor Series meaning another ho-hum match between guys capable of much better and a screwjob win for Enzo.

THE MIZ VS. BARON CORBIN

Hmm….this sounds familiar. Heel title holder who rolls with an entourage that helps him win matches. Sure, it’s a classic pro wrestling archetype and a very useful one–it allows a challenger to come close to winning and give fans reason to think he might do it ‘next time’. Meanwhile, it allows the champion to keep his title and pick up the win without causing his opponent to ‘lose heat’ since he was ‘screwed’ out of the win. I see a limited upside for this match and on the downside it could be a disaster. Both wrestlers are capable of good performances but need a good opponent to bring it out. Baron Corbin was in a 3 1/2 star match at Hell In A Cell but AJ Styles could have a four star match with a mop. He doesn’t drag down the rest of the workers in big gimmick matches (4 1/2 star ‘Money in the Bank’, 4 1/2 star ‘Elimination Chamber’) but hasn’t had a big show singles match of 3 stars or higher despite being in against very capable opponents like Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura. The Miz has a similar profile–he’s at his best as part of a team or in gimmick matches. Both guys really need a top worker to bring out their best effort and neither has really proven their ability to carry a match. Look for The Miz to retain via screwjob after Corbin gets in plenty of offense.

THE USOS VS. CESARO & SHEAMUS

There’s an old boxing saying that ‘styles make fights’ and The Usos’ long running program against The New Day could be a pro wrestling example of that same concept. In The Uso’s four previous big show matches against Xavier Woods, Big E and Kofi Kingston they earned two 4 star Meltzer ratings, a 3 1/2 star rating and a 3 1/4 star rating. Cesaro and Sheamus have also been on a nice run with 7 straight tag team matches of 3 stars or higher and ratings of 4 stars or higher in their last three. I wasn’t sold on pairing Sheamus with the ‘artist formerly known as Claudio Castagnoli’ but they’ve meshed nicely. Hard to envision a bad match here and it could steal the show. As far as the result, maybe it’s just a hunch but I think The Usos would benefit more from a win here.

THE SHIELD VS. THE NEW DAY

The reunited Shield were supposed to have a ‘coronation’ of sorts at the top of the ‘WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs 2017‘ card but an illness suffered by Roman Reigns put the kibosh on that. Still not sure what the WWE has planned for The Shield longterm but hard to see them reuniting the team just to job them out and/or break them up. The New Day served as a ‘distraction’ on RAW that presumably caused Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins to lose the tag team belts to Sheamus and Cesaro. The reunited Shield definitely needs a big win and should get ‘revenge’ for whatever role The New Day played in the loss of the RAW Title belts. The New Day have reached the point that they’re just ‘over’ regardless of how they’re booked so they’re in a position to absorb a loss without any significant repercussions. Another match with show stealing potential.

In a perfect world, AJ Styles would win this match. In the WWE, however, Lesnar will likely go over. Hard to see Lesnar losing on back to back PPVs and according to ESPN he’s 0-3 at ‘Survivor Series’. Styles is seemingly incapable of having a bad match and should take a lot of bumps for Lesnar making him look good as well. No logical reason for this to be a ‘squash’ and the recent events all reek of Styles losing due to the interference of Jinder Mahal. The non-title stipulation means that the outcome has little impact on the longterm storyline.

These ‘Survivor Series’ elimination matchups can go either way. At best, they can be an exciting way to set up storylines and feuds. At worst, they can be an awkward mess. If you go back through the ratings of previous ‘Survivor Series’ matches there’s few that come off as exceptional with most in the 3 star range. There’s also a complete trainwreck here and there. 2016 had two excellent ‘Survivor Series’ matches that earned 4 1/4 stars and 4 1/2 stars respectively. The Women’s Survivor Series match, however, was a forgettable 2 3/4 stars. Most of the workers from that match are back in this one. The addition of Asuka should help but I’m expecting an average at best match. Tough to handicap the winner and its hard to see an obvious storyline component coming out of this one.

The same concept as we discussed in the Women’s Survivor Series match applies here. Nice mixture of excellent workers and veterans means that it’s unlikely for this to be a complete fiasco. Most logical scenario I’ve heard is that Kurt Angle will lose for one of a number of reasons including a Jason Jordan run-in.

Dead heat rules apply. If two or more matches have the highest star rating winning bets will be divided by the number of matches tied. For example, if two matches are tied winning bets will be divided by 1/2. Any additional matches added to the card will be disregarded for purpose of this bet.

Dead heat rules apply. If two or more matches have the lowest star rating winning bets will be divided by the number of matches tied. For example, if two matches are tied winning bets will be divided by 1/2. Any additional matches added to the card will be disregarded for purpose of this bet.

THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S AVERAGE MATCH STAR RATING FOR SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 WILL BE?

Over 3.25: -210
Under 3.25: +180

Above listed 8 matches only. Any additional matches added to the card will be disregarded for purpose of this bet.

THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER’S TOTAL MATCH STARS FOR SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 WILL BE?

Over 25.5 stars: -150
Under 25.5 stars: +130

Above listed 8 matches only. Any additional matches added to the card will be disregarded for purpose of this bet.

WILL ANY MATCH AT SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 BE RATED A ‘DUD’ OR NEGATIVE STARS BY THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER?

Yes: +600
No: -750

WILL ANY MATCH AT SURVIVOR SERIES 2017 BE RATED 5 STARS OR HIGHER BY THE WRESTLING OBSERVER/DAVE MELTZER?

Yes: +300
No: -350

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